TY - BOOK AU - Nash, Margaret AU - Brown, Mik TI - Storyworlds: Jack and the beanstalk T2 - Storyworlds SN - 9780435149697 U1 - F 823 NAS-S PY - 2001/// CY - UK PB - Heinemann N2 - Jack and the Beanstalk is a classic fairy tale about a poor boy named Jack who trades his family's cow for magic beans, which grow into a giant beanstalk reaching up to a land in the clouds. There, Jack sneaks into a giant's castle, stealing treasures like gold coins, a magical harp, and a golden goose. Despite the giant's attempts to catch him, Jack outwits him each time. Eventually, Jack chops down the beanstalk, causing the giant to fall to his death. With the riches Jack takes from the giant's castle, he and his mother become wealthy and live happily ever after, illustrating themes of courage, greed, and transformation ER -